Ōtsu Weather in May
Ōtsu in May
The short of it: Ōtsu in May averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 142 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 14° · rain 142 mm · daylight 13 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
May in Ōtsu brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 14°, with about 142 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 23°; nights run about 14°. Wet spells are common — about 142 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 59 min in mid-May, 57 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Ōtsu runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Kusatsu, 9 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Ōtsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KusatsuShiga | 9 km ENE | 24° | 14° | 143 mm |
| KyotoKyoto | 11 km WNW | 25° | 14° | 142 mm |
| Kamigyō-kuKyoto | 11 km WNW | 25° | 14° | 142 mm |
| MoriyamaShiga | 13 km NE | 24° | 14° | 141 mm |
| UjiKyoto | 13 km SSW | 24° | 14° | 138 mm |
| KōtariKyoto | 17 km WSW | 25° | 14° | 137 mm |
| ŌmihachimanShiga | 25 km NE | 23° | 14° | 141 mm |
| KameokaKyoto | 26 km W | 24° | 14° | 138 mm |